I've just disabled downloading from a few public relays, and the spam is basically gone.
If you're using Amethyst and struggling with spam, the ⬇️ (down arrow button) below each relay is clickable.
https://image.nostr.build/122774fc7f447caa85fe2c397cae4ce3947e1adf560aa97246d1ef0737b31b6a.jpg
nostr:nevent1qqstgm96mfeq4svguy4q63gmfcrh5v0fmzxsz6t5lvzaufs6ns9c7vcpzfmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumr49e4k2tczyprqcf0xst760qet2tglytfay2e3wmvh9asdehpjztkceyh0s5r9cqcyqqqqqqgylhsrk
Thanks, nostr:nprofile1qqsyvrp9u6p0mfur9dfdru3d853tx9mdjuhkphxuxgfwmryja7zsvhqpzamhxue69uhhv6t5daezumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcscpyug, for helping me out.
#Amethyst
I removed them completely but this would make more sense for reach. Upload to them but never download.
Yeahp. At least new user gets to see some content (other than spam).